Coat-hook.



D. C LAWSON.

COAT HOOK- APPLICAUON FILED FEB. 23, 1915.

1,208,989. Patented Dec. 19,1916.

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COAT-HOOK.

Specificationof hatters Patent. l Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed February 23, 1915. Serial No. 10,127.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DEAN C. LAwsoN, citizen of the United States, residing at East Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coat Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a combination coat and hat hook. This and other objects of the invention will be fully illustrated in the drawings, described in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved hook as made of wire in one piece. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hook with a sheet metal hat clamp. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the hook shown in Fig. 2.

In the accompanying drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts.

As shown in Fig. 1 the hook is made preferably of a single piece of wire bent to the form shown and consists of a tapered threaded end 1 adapted to engage the side wall, a shoulder 2, a straight shank 3, a downwardly extending tip 4 from which the wire extends upwardly to the returning shank 5, thence downwardly and upwardly to form a hook, thence returning to the upwardly extending part 7 which coils at 8 around the threaded. end, thence upwardly at 9 and outwardly at 10 and downwardly at 11 to form one jaw of the clamp, thence upwardly at 12 to form a handle, thence downwardly at 13 where it is coiled around the part 11 by which it is finished, the outwardly extending part 10 and the downwardly projecting jaw 11 forming a spring clamp which cooperates with the downturned end 4 for the purpose of clamping the rim of a hat which may be suspended between these two parts thereby. From the hook 6 a coat may be suspended and over the handle 12 another hat may be suspended. The handle 12 is provided so that the clamp can be easily opened for the purpose of releasing the hat that may be suspended thereby.

The hook is shown made of wire which is the preferable construction, but it may be made partly of wire and partly of sheet metal. In Fig. 2 I have shown the hook formed partly of wire and partly of sheet metal. As shown in Fig. 2 the part of the hook marked 15 is'made of a single piece of wire bent substantially in accordance with the above description, and this part of the hook may be one of the well known and commonly used wire hooks. In connection therewith is the plate of sheet metal 16 which is bent to form a shoulder 17 which is perforated to receive the threaded end 1. At the outer end the plate is bent to form a downwardly extending jaw 18 and an upwardly extending handle 19. The parts 16,

18 and 19 operate in substantially the same way as the parts 10, 11 and 12 in Fig. l as above described.

The shoulder 17 is clamped against the wall by screwing the hook into place in the ordinary manner.

I claim. I

1. A hook having a horizontal shank the tip of which is bent substantially at right angles to the shank, and a member spaced from the shank and extending substantially parallel thereto, said member having a front portion bent toward and overlapping said tip and being resilient and having a normal tendency to close against the tip, said hook having means at the rear end of the shank for attachment to a supporting surface.

2. A hook having a horizontal shank the tip of which is bent substantially at right angles to the shank, and a member projecting and spaced from the shank and extending substantially parallel thereto, said member having a front portion bent toward and overlapping said tip and being resilient and having a normal tendency to close against the tip, said hook having means at the rear end of the shank for attachment to a sup porting surface, said member having a part projecting beyond the plane of the shank and serving as a handle for moving the bent end of said member in opposition to its closing tendency.

3. A hook having a base portion for attachment to a support and having a shank arranged substantially at right-angles to the base portion, said shank having its front end bent substantially at right angles, and a member above and extending substantially parallel to said shank having its rear end bent substantially parallel to the base of the hook and mounted thereon and having its In testimony whereof I aflix my signature front end bent in the direction fof and overin presence of two Witnesses.

1a ping the bent ront end 0 the shank, I a

said bent front end of the member being A LAWSON resilient and normally closable toward the Witnesses:

bent front end of the shank and having an ERIC SOHINGE,

operating hand piece. EDNA K. BOOTH.

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